5.37 Alex Kocman • Reading • “The Order of Love and a Defense of Biblical Patriotism”

ABOUT THE EPISODEOn America’s 250th anniversary, the questions Christians keep asking about flags and fireworks all reduce to an older one: where does love of country belong in the order of our loves?Resources to Click“The Order of Love and the Defense of Biblical Patriotism” – Alex Kocman“Patriot” – Etymonline“Pietas” – Britannica“They’re Coming! The Invasion Scares of 1803-05 &1940” – David PorterTheme of the Month: God (B)less America: The United States at 250Give to Support the WorkBooks to ReadOrdered to Love – Alex KocmanThe Republic – PlatoNicomachean Ethics – AristotleThe Abolition of Man – C.S. LewisThe Screwtape Letters – C.S. LewisSumma Theologiae – Thomas Aquinas“Christian Patriotism” in The Complete Works of the Rev. Andrew Fuller, vol. 1 – ed. Joseph BelcherReturn of the Strong Gods – R.R. Reno